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Key concepts and socialisation

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How do feminism and interactionism add to the structural view of society?

The feminist perspective (patriarchy, gender inequality, liberal, Marxist and radical feminism) and the interactionist perspective (meanings, labelling and small-scale interaction).
A focused answer to the Eduqas GCSE Sociology perspectives topic, covering feminism (patriarchy and its strands) and interactionism (meanings, labelling and small-scale interaction), and how they differ from the structural theories.
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How do the consensus and conflict perspectives explain the way society works?

The functionalist (consensus) and Marxist (conflict) perspectives, including socialisation, social order, shared values, capitalism, class conflict and ideology.
A focused answer to the Eduqas GCSE Sociology perspectives topic, covering the functionalist consensus view and the Marxist conflict view of society, with their key concepts and how they criticise each other.
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What are the building-block concepts sociologists use to describe a way of life?

The key sociological concepts of culture, norms, values, roles, status, sanctions and subculture, and how they make up the shared way of life of a society.
A focused answer to the Eduqas GCSE Sociology key concepts topic, covering culture, norms, values, roles, status, sanctions and subculture, the building-block terms used across Component 1 and Component 2.
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Is our behaviour the product of our biology or of how we are raised?

The nature versus nurture debate, the sociological emphasis on nurture, and the evidence from feral children and cross-cultural studies that behaviour is learned.
A focused answer to the Eduqas GCSE Sociology nature versus nurture topic, covering the debate, the sociological emphasis on nurture, and the evidence from feral children and cross-cultural comparison.
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How do people learn the way of life of their society and develop a sense of who they are?

Primary and secondary socialisation, the agencies of socialisation (family, education, peer group, media, religion and workplace), and how socialisation shapes identity.
A focused answer to the Eduqas GCSE Sociology socialisation topic, covering primary and secondary socialisation, the agencies of socialisation and how they shape a person's identity.
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